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2023–24 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2023–24 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball team represented East Tennessee State University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Buccaneers, led by first-year head coach Brooks Savage, played their home games at the Freedom Hall Civic Center in Johnson City, Tennessee, as members of the Southern Conference.
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Quick Facts East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball, Conference ...
| 2023–24 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 19–16 (8–10 SoCon) |
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| Home arena | Freedom Hall Civic Center |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Samford † | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 29 | – | 6 | .829 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNC Greensboro | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chattanooga | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Carolina | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 22 | – | 10 | .688 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Furman | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wofford | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Tennessee State | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 19 | – | 16 | .543 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mercer | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 16 | – | 17 | .485 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 11 | – | 21 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 1 | – | 17 | .056 | 4 | – | 28 | .125 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2024 SoCon tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Buccaneers finished the 2022–23 season 12–20, 8–10 in SoCon play to finish tied for fifth place. They lost to Western Carolina in the quarterfinals of the SoCon Tournament.[1]
Following the end of the season, head coach Desmond Oliver was fired.[2] He had a record of 27-37 after 2 seasons. On March 20, 2023, Brooks Savage was hired as his replacement.[3]
Departing players
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| Name | Number | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
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| Jeremy Gregory | 0 | F | 6'6" | 230 | Freshman | Charlotte, North Carolina | Transferred to Chipola College |
| Jamarius Hairston | 1 | G | 6'3" | 193 | Graduate Student | Salisbury, North Carolina | Completed College Eligibility |
| Jordan King | 2 | G | 6'0" | 175 | Junior | Albany, New York | Transferred to Richmond |
| Deanthony Tipler | 3 | G | 5'10" | 170 | Senior | Ashland, Mississippi | Graduated, Transferred to UT Rio Grande Valley |
| Kristian Shaw | 4 | G | 6'5" | 205 | Freshman | Hendersonville, Tennessee | Transferred to Volunteer State CC |
| Josh Taylor | 10 | F | 6'8" | 205 | Junior | Atlanta, Georgia | Transferred to St. Thomas |
| Jalen Haynes | 11 | F | 6'8" | 255 | Sophomore | Fort Lauderdale, Florida | Transferred to George Mason |
| Brock Jancek | 13 | F | 6'8" | 225 | Graduate Student | Knoxville, Tennessee | Completed College Eligibility |
| Cameron George | 15 | G | 6'3" | 185 | Sophomore | Knoxville, Tennessee | Walk-on, Transferred to King University |
| Kordell Charles | 20 | F | 6'8" | 205 | Sophomore | Ontario,Canada | Transferred to Northeastern Oklahoma A&M |
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Incoming transfers
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| Name | Number | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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| Karon Boyd | 0 | G | 6'5" | 220 | Sophomore | Concord, NC | USC Aiken |
| Quimari Peterson | 1 | G | 6'1" | 185 | Junior | Gary, IN | John A. Logan College |
| Tyler Rice | 3 | G | 6'1" | 180 | Junior | Columbia, SC | William & Mary |
| DJ Hughes | 10 | F | 6'6" | 230 | Junior | Indianapolis, IN | Butler |
| Ebby Asamoah | 14 | G | 6'4" | 200 | Graduate Student | Rockville, MD | Delaware |
| Jadyn Parker | 24 | F | 6'10" | 200 | RS Junior | Shallotte, NC | North Florida |
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2023 recruiting class
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| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Maki Johnson SG |
Huntington, West Virginia | Huntington Prep School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Mar 31, 2023 | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 78 | ||||||
| Gabe Sisk SG |
Louisville, Kentucky | Ballard High School (KY) | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | May 30, 2023 | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81 | ||||||
| David Meriweather C |
Indianapolis, Indiana | Lawrence North High School | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | Sep 14, 2023 | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A | ||||||
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More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| October 30, 2023* 7:00 pm |
Virginia–Wise | W 105–55 | – |
Freedom Hall Civic Center (1,967) Johnson City, TN | |||||||
| Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
| November 6, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
King | W 73–56 | 1–0 |
Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,736) Johnson City, TN | |||||||
| November 9, 2023* 7:00 pm, FloHoops |
at Elon | L 76–79 | 1–1 |
Schar Center (1,514) Elon, NC | |||||||
| November 13, 2023* 7:00 pm, CBSSN |
at Butler | L 47–81 | 1–2 |
Hinkle Fieldhouse (6,511) Indianapolis, IN | |||||||
| November 17, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Davidson | W 70–68 | 2–2 |
Freedom Hall Civic Center (4,479) Johnson City, TN | |||||||
| November 22, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Cleveland State Viking Invitational |
L 70–72 | 2–3 |
Woodling Gym (1,412) Cleveland, OH | |||||||
| November 24, 2023* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
vs. Alabama A&M Viking Invitational |
W 81–72 | 3–3 |
Woodling Gym (597) Cleveland, OH | |||||||
| November 29, 2023* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at Appalachian State | L 61–72 | 3–4 |
Holmes Center (1,813) Boone, NC | |||||||
| December 3, 2023* 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Jacksonville State | W 61–59 | 4–4 |
Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,203) Jacksonville, AL | |||||||
| December 10, 2023* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Tennessee Tech | W 73–72 | 5–4 |
Freedom Hall Civic Center (4,121) Johnson City, TN | |||||||
| December 15, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Tusculum | W 105–43 | 6–4 |
Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,379) Johnson City, TN | |||||||
| December 20, 2023* 7:30 pm, ESPN+ |
Kansas City | W 70–57 | 7–4 |
Freedom Hall Civic Center (3,281) Johnson City, TN | |||||||
| December 22, 2023* 9:00 pm |
at Utah State | L 65–80 | 7–5 |
Smith Spectrum (6,804) Logan, UT | |||||||
| December 29, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at East Carolina | W 86–70 | 8–5 |
Williams Arena (4,259) Greenville, NC | |||||||
| SoCon Regular season | |||||||||||
| January 3, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Mercer | W 80–69 | 9–5 (1–0) |
Freedom Hall Civic Center (3,529) Johnson City, TN | |||||||
| January 6, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at UNC Greensboro | L 54–70 | 9–6 (1–1) |
Greensboro Coliseum (1,182) Greensboro, NC | |||||||
| January 10, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Western Carolina | L 66–80 | 9–7 (1–2) |
Freedom Hall Civic Center (3,423) Johnson City, TN | |||||||
| January 13, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Furman | L 73–82 | 9–8 (1–3) |
Timmons Arena (2,279) Greenville, SC | |||||||
| January 17, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Wofford | L 73–75 | 9–9 (1–4) |
Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (1,182) Spartanburg, SC | |||||||
| January 21, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN2 |
Chattanooga | L 74–81 | 9–10 (1–5) |
Freedom Hall Civic Center (4,869) Johnson City, TN | |||||||
| January 24, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at VMI | W 74–73 | 10–10 (2–5) |
Cameron Hall (882) Lexington, VA | |||||||
| January 27, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Samford | L 72–75 | 10–11 (2–6) |
Freedom Hall Civic Center (4,043) Johnson City, TN | |||||||
| January 31, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Mercer | W 54–49 | 11–11 (3–6) |
Hawkins Arena (2,163) Macon, GA | |||||||
| February 3, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
The Citadel | W 62–60 | 12–11 (4–6) |
Freedom Hall Civic Center (3,615) Johnson City, TN | |||||||
| February 7, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Wofford | W 57–50 | 13–11 (5–6) |
Freedom Hall Civic Center (3,421) Johnson City, TN | |||||||
| February 10, 2024 6:00 pm, CBSSN |
Furman | L 63–65 | 13–12 (5–7) |
Freedom Hall Civic Center (4,566) Johnson City, TN | |||||||
| February 14, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Chattanooga | L 71–84 | 13–13 (5–8) |
McKenzie Arena (3,025) Chattanooga, TN | |||||||
| February 17, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Western Carolina | L 65–70 | 13–14 (5–9) |
Ramsey Center (3,231) Cullowhee, NC | |||||||
| February 21, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
VMI | W 82–69 | 14–14 (6–9) |
Freedom Hall Civic Center (3,325) Johnson City, TN | |||||||
| February 24, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Samford | L 71–87 | 14–15 (6–10) |
Pete Hanna Center (4,523) Homewood, AL | |||||||
| February 28, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at The Citadel | W 81–63 | 15–15 (7–10) |
McAlister Field House (1,973) Charleston, SC | |||||||
| March 2, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
UNC Greensboro | W 66–65 | 16–15 (8–10) |
Freedom Hall Civic Center (4,451) Johnson City, TN | |||||||
| SoCon Tournament | |||||||||||
| March 8, 2024 7:30 pm, ESPN+ |
(7) | vs. (10) VMI First Round |
W 98–66 | 17–15 |
Harrah's Cherokee Center (2,484) Asheville, NC | ||||||
| March 9, 2024 2:30 pm, ESPN+ |
(7) | vs. (2) UNC Greensboro Quarterfinals |
W 73–62 | 18–15 |
Harrah's Cherokee Center (4,194) Asheville, NC | ||||||
| March 10, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPNU |
(7) | vs. (3) Chattanooga Semifinals |
W 85–84 OT | 19–15 |
Harrah's Cherokee Center (3,992) Asheville, NC | ||||||
| March 11, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN |
(7) | vs. (1) Samford Championship |
L 69–76 | 19–16 |
Harrah's Cherokee Center (5,112) Asheville, NC | ||||||
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Source[4]
- "Early deficit too much for Bucs to overcome against Western Carolina". East Tennessee State Athletics. Archived from the original on March 7, 2023. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
- "ETSU to Part Ways with Head Men's Basketball Coach Desmond Oliver". East Tennessee State Athletics. Archived from the original on March 10, 2023. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
- "Brooks Savage named ETSU men's basketball head coach". East Tennessee State Athletics. Archived from the original on March 21, 2023. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
- "Men's Basketball - Schedule". East Tennessee State Athletics. Retrieved September 28, 2023.